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    characters of this series of stories embody traits of soldiers in the Vietnam War. Through writing‚ the author‚ Tim O¡¦Brien‚ portrays his feelings as a Vietnam soldier through this novel. He describes the loss of three fellow soldiers‚ Ted Lavender‚ Curt Lemon‚ and Kiowa and depicts the guilt and blame these deaths evoke. Ted Lavender¡¦s death increased the intangible guilt the platoon carried. No one was anticipating death because the platoon was resting. The platoon was the on the verge of celebrating

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    provides professional PR and marketing services (the winner of Bernays Award for best public relations campaign). Mr. Epstein has experience with many successful political campaigns‚ including State Senator Ted Deutsch and State Reps. Irv Slosberg‚ Curt Levine and Suzanne Jacobs. He never underestimates the power of excellent PR‚ making his personal motto: “Public Relations is the enemy of anonymity!” The Internet has forever changed the way candidates campaign. Now millions of people can voice their

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    explains how every man away from at war is trying to mask their emotions as well as their fear of dying. In the short story called “How to Tell a True War Story‚” the narrator Tim O’Brien himself has a friend who went to war in Vietnam. His friend Curt Lemon‚ Tim O’Brien however does not return home to his friends and family after the war is over. In the story‚ there aren’t

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    “How to Tell a True War Story” describes the death of Curt Lemon‚ Rat’s‚ Bob Kiley’s‚ best friend‚ in depth. After the death of Curt‚ Rat authors a “very personal” (64) letter to Curt’s sister. Despite “pour[ing] his heart out”‚ Curt’s sister “never writes back” (65) making a new “sin” that is “fresh and original”(76) for Vietnam. Insisting

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    war on a soldier. Many situations arise in the story that bring out the theme to make it easy to understand for the reader. The effects of war can be very harmful to a soldier’s life‚ and he or she can be scarred forever. When Bob Kiley’s friend‚ Curt Lemon‚ dies at the beginning of the story‚ Kiley takes the time to write Lemon’s sister. He wrote about what a good guy Lemon was and the many adventures that he took. Kiley explained that Lemon was a dare devil and a soldier that loved what he did

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    that night he crept down to the dental tent… The dentist couldn’t find any problem‚ but Lemon kept insisting‚ so the man finally shrugged and shot in the Novocain and yanked out a perfectly good tooth. There was some pain‚ no doubt‚ but in the morning Curt Lemon was all smiles” (84). Lemon’s actions are confusing at first‚ someone so scared of the dentist deciding to go and ask for help. However the humiliation he faced after being exposed as not a “tough soldier” drove him to take the actions he took

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    It sounded like it had come for a close minded‚ surly old man. But instead of it dwindling my interest in Gaza‚ it forged it into a burning passion. I tried my best to feign a sense of humor. My response was very curt‚ but give assurance at the least. I sent a picture of myself‚ along with a funny caption. Asad’s P.O.V Abiy and I begin to correspond almost daily. She improved the drudgery which was my life. She opened my mind and heart to another realm‚ one in which

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    Question One The book Americanah by Chimamada Ngozi Adichie follows Ifemelu— a beautiful‚ self-assured young women who departs from Nigeria to America for university. While in America she goes through triumphs and defeats‚ struggling friendships and relationships‚ while also having to carry load of something she didnt have to carrying in Nigeria: racism and being black. Due to race throughout the novel Ifemelu experiences many forms of racism such as micro-aggression and casual yet subtle forms

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    Too show this‚ “ as we sat waiting‚ Curt Lemon began to tense up. He kept fidgeting‚ playing with his dog tags. He said he’d had a couple of bad experiences with dentists.” Curt shows weakness because he is scared to be looked at by the dentist in front of the other soldiers because they are not scared like he is. Norman Bowkeris in “Speaking of Courage”

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